Rose-Hulman & Transylvania Set to Host HCAC Basketball Tournaments

Feb 16, 2013

GREENWOOD, IN – Rose-Hulman Institute of
Technology’s men’s basketball team and Transylvania
University’s women’s basketball team each secured the
top seed in the upcoming HCAC basketball tournaments. The two
schools will host the tournaments next week.

Rose-Hulman locked up the top spot in the conference standings
and clinched an outright conference championship on Saturday with a
thrilling 59-57 win over Hanover. The title was the
Engineers’ first men’s basketball title as a member of
the HCAC, claiming the title by a two game margin.

The Transylvania women secured their fourth HCAC crown with a
61-55 win over Hanover Wednesday evening. The
Pioneers won the league title by a single game over No. 2 seed
Franklin
College.

The men’s and women’s tournament schedules have been
set. The men’s format will be Tuesday, Friday,
and Saturday, while the women’s tourney will be held Friday,
Saturday, and Sunday.

Tuesday’s men’s action will be held at the high seed
with Friday and Saturday’s contests being held at
Rose-Hulman. All three days of the women’s
tournament will take place in Lexington at Transylvania’s
Beck Center.

The men’s championship will be played Saturday at 7PM,
while the women’s final will take place Sunday at 2PM.

Tickets will be $6.00 per session ($5.00 for students and senior
citizens). Children under the age of 11 are free.